Suncoast Gateway Mobile Home Park off Ridge Road had mandatory evacuations Monday afternoon.

“I got to take care of my mom,” said resident, George Curruthers.

Fear began for residents of the mobile home park when the rain started to fall.

“It’s just scary,” said Minnie Jareski.

Sadly the rain doesn't just flow away at the park. It isn't the first time residents front yards have turned into moats.

“There’s not a blade of grass you can see, it’s all water completely,” said resident Margaret Surrena.

It wasn't easy for the people to leave. The community is 55 and older. 

“There’s a lot of people in this park who can’t walk, they’re in wheelchairs,” resident Larry Oberg.

First responders lifted people into stretchers and used lifts to get them into buses.

Fortunately many residents were prepared.

“I brought two suit cases with me, all my medicine, my phone, charger and that kind of stuff,” said Surrena.

Buses waited for the 50-something evacuees where many of them were taken to shelters.

The evacuation lasted roughly three hours.

By 4 p.m., there were around 30 people at the First Presbyterian Church on Ridge Road in Pasco County, with tables and beds set up for people to spend the night.

Annabelle Carruthers, 99, was one of the evacuees from Suncoast Gateway Mobile Home Park. She had to be helped off the bus and into the church shelter.

“I don’t really know how I feel, so much has happened,” said Curruthers.

Her neighbor, 80-year-old John Zajda also had to leave his home, as the water poured in.

"I've never been to a shelter like this. And everybody kept telling me don't go, don't go because there's a lot of noise and everything, you know. But what can you do when you've got so much water?" said Zajda.

Red Cross volunteers and deputies from the Pasco County Sheriff's office are helping evacuees get settled in, handing out water and food.

MORE PASCO COUNTY FLOOD INFO:

Flood waters are expected to rise with additional rains Monday. High tide occurs in mid-afternoon Monday and will slow the draining of the rivers until the tide begins falling.

The National Weather Service predicts Anclote River will exceed last week’s flood height of 24 feet and is predicted to reach 26.1 feet by Tuesday afternoon. This is close to the historical record of 27 feet in1945.

Local government cannot relieve the situation through pumping, because the rivers, streams and ground are saturated.

Any additional rainfall in the next few days will impact roads, yards and structures.

Areas that were affected by flooding last week are expected to be impacted again today.